The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-30
Saturday-Grand jubilee; Children.s day;
the close OF the third carnival.
Bad Railroad Accidents on the
Wisconsin, Central and on the
Minnesota and NorthMestern.

Minnesota and northwestern.
On Friday the 23d, a Wisconsin Central
train jumped the track below Ashland be-
tween Fifield and Phillips. The accident
resulted from a broken rail. Every car OF
the train-the baggage, smoker, day coach
and sleeper-leit the track and we're piled
up among the big pines OF the forest. The
track was left clear ofdebris. 2 August Man
tot, who took the train al Butternut, at
tempted to get out OF q window, Int was
caught as the car toppled over and was
crushed to death. Conductor J. III. Green
field, in charge Of the train, was caught be-
tween the seats OF the smoker while pass
ing Through and held prisoner for a long
time. He has ~sarions Internal ininEias,
probably fatal. Mason. one Of the pas
sengers Of the train, who sat In the seat
with Mr.. Mantoi, who was killed, says
that he tried TO get out OF the window feet.
first Just as the day coach careened, and
that be was literally torn to pieces. Fiji
teen other were more or less injured, in
Guiding Mr.. Baker, a millwright. Mrs. Sui
Ivan, wife OF a conductor, George Clemens
OF Detroit, M, Mohoney OF Ashland. etc.
On the same day q bad accident happen
ed to the Minnesota Il Northwestern pas
senger train with a large excursion party
bound Tor Canadian points. About thir-
teen miles from Freeport, ILL.,, near Ger
man Valley Station, the train encountered
a broken rail, and the cars, seven in num-
Der, were all hurled down the twelve-foot
e~mbankment on either side. One OF the
cars a thrown fully fifty feet and turned
completely endways. All the other cars
but one were thrown over on their sides
downt the embankment. There were nearly
100 passengers on board the train.
1t is somewhat remarkable that not
a passenger was killed ,thougha large num-
Der of them were bruised, and among them
the following: John Cayley, son 81 AZ. Cay
ley, Mimic, OAK. A. Schrim iger. ST. Paul
A. Kemp, Devils Lake, Oak Mrs. William
Wood, Forest River. OAK; j. w. Mayer,
Mimic, Dak.s Mrs. James Brett, Park Riv.
er. Oak; b. F. Mason, Minneapolis; Mrs.
j. r. Mason. Minneapolis; John Costello,
Mimic, Oak, M. Galley. Minto, OAK; james
Award. Minneapolis. Il, A. LiIIey, minneap-
oils; A. Feltensteia ,Chicago;M Mrs. Frank Une,
Dubuque Nv. i. Hoover, Battinean Oak;
Daniel Volleck, lie Sueur, Mimi. bruised
back and head. j., w, Young, Chicago, leg
hurt; Mrs. Cleopatra Mayhem, Cavilier,
OAK; g. r. Andrews, st. Paul. w. Lemon,
st. Thomas, OAK; fumes "A. Cunningham,
Lordsburg, OAK; Thomas Atkinson, WIZ
lam City. Dak.; Andrew I.aing, Pembina.
Oak; Eugene Fish, Mouse River. Dak.: a..
Marceline, Olga, Oak; Sam Flood, Chicago,
head brakeman OF train, ribs broken and
internal injuries.
Ohe 81 bne cOnch96 caught ire but.
the flames were extinguished BY the train.
men before they gained any headmay.
The loss 10 tho railroad com
pany will probably aggregate neal $780,
600. Engineer II. ID. Holder Of Chicago
had charge OF the locomotive. He says
that the train WAS going at the ate 81
twenty-five mile an hour. At the spot
where the wreck occurred the track crosses
9 creek, and also makes a sharp curve.
This, coupled with the fact that II IS
down grade, confirms the railroad men in
the opinion that q spread rail was the
probable cause 81 the disaster.